thin-necked bladderworm vs White-cheeked Pintail

Taenia hydatigena compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

• thin-necked bladderworm is Not Evaluated while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	thin-necked bladderworm	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Cestoda (Cestoda)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Taeniidae	Anatidae
Genus	Taenia	Anas
Species	Taenia hydatigena	Anas bahamensis

Evolutionary Relationship

thin-necked bladderworm and White-cheeked Pintail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

thin-necked bladderworm

NE — Not Evaluated

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	thin-necked bladderworm	White-cheeked Pintail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

thin-necked bladderworm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden